This post is intended for clients, though I’m sure many photographers will be looking at this post. If you’re a photographer, before you read any further, note that I will not be disclosing information on where my products were purchased. I have several reasons behind this; the main reason being that I don’t want everyone having my exact same packaging. Aside from that, I’ve spent months doing the design work and finding the right companies to work with to pull this all together and I would be doing a disservice to myself and the many tireless hours (during the last part of my pregnancy and having a newborn) I’ve worked to create this for my clients.

To my clients… It is really important to me that you have the best experience possible with a photographer. Whether you’re a wedding or portrait client, you deserve the best. I’ve been in business for 4 years and I’ve never had packaging quite like this and I have to say, it feels good to finally give you what you deserve. I believe that a cohesive feel to a brand makes me feel complete when I’m working with them. To have fragmented branding can be confusing and make you have an awkward feeling about my company. When I shop somewhere that has packaging that is so nice I don’t want to throw it away, it makes me feel like I not only received a quality product, but that the company cares about how their clients feel when they’re done with their transaction and walk out the door. This is no different. I want you to feel a cohesive and fluid experience through and through and packaging that is too nice to throw away is an important part to the big picture. So here it is!

When you receive your package in the mail, it will look like this.

When you open your package, it will have a thank you card on top with the digital negatives on the bottom.

This is the thank you card.

In it you’ll find my business card, a personalized, handwritten thank you card with two referral cards to hand out to friends, a card to remind you to leave feedback for me, and some information on my referral program. On the back of those cards you’ll find my logo and website information.

This is the box your digital negatives will arrive in.

Adam and Heidi-I had such a fun time working with you both! I’m so glad I got to be a part of your wedding! You both looked great and I truly hope you enjoyed every moment! xoxo

We started off their session on the streets of St. Augustine and finished up at the Casa Monica Hotel pool deck. My secret is about to come out, but… Why do my clients love me? Well… I buy them ice cream! Take that! Just kidding. I don’t buy all of my clients ice cream, but, I thought it would make for great photos of them sort of just living their every day life. One of the things I really adore about them is that they aren’t one of those super kissy couples. I really related to Laurie because for me, when I was getting married and had our engagement session, I didn’t want a lot of kissy pictures because my dad had never seen Colby and I kiss…. Ever… So I didn’t want a bunch of pictures of me kissing a boy I wasn’t married to. Call it conservative, but that’s just how we were. I wanted to give Kaleb and Laurie a great experience, gorgeous pictures, and photos she could show her daddy! haha!

Kaleb and Laurie-Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your wedding! I had SUCH a great time during your engagement session and I am really looking forward to your wedding in Lake City! You both are fabulous and I’m so glad I’ve gotten the chance to work with you both! See you in a couple of weeks!

I mean for real! Laurie, you are FIERCE!

SERIOUSLY! Work it girl!

Last week when I had some down time, so I whipped out my lights and got to experimenting with some fine art photos. I really like vintage stuff, though you’d probably never guess since I don’t have anything that looks even remotely close to vintage in my house. So I decided to start a little side project. My husband gets me flowers from time to time and his thing is that he doesn’t like to buy them because they just die in a week. My argument is that they make me happy. So there. Buy them! haha! So to show him that they will really last forever in my heart, I wanted to photograph the flowers he gets me whenever he does get me flowers. These were on their way to dying, but that didn’t matter. I still love them. So here is the latest addition to my fine art collection. They’ll be in my fine art store soon. Enjoy!

]]> http://www.jenshannon.com/2012/04/10/latest-addition-to-my-fine-art-collection/feed/ 0 http://www.jenshannon.com/2012/04/09/st-augustine-engagement-session-casa-monica-hotel-kaleb-laurie-sneak-peek/ http://www.jenshannon.com/2012/04/09/st-augustine-engagement-session-casa-monica-hotel-kaleb-laurie-sneak-peek/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:24:09 +0000 Jen Shannon http://www.jenshannon.com/?p=9051 Last night, I finally got to meet my awesome May 5th couple for their engagement session in St. Augustine! We did part of their session at the Casa Monica Hotel pool deck which was AWESOME! We had a really great time and they looked SOOO cute together! More to come later, but for now, here’s a sneak peek. Enjoy!